Who Should I Trade?

Caleb Thielbar for Michael Soroka (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Michael Soroka SP,RP - ARI	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 115	# 227
VBR	# 380	# 409

Projections

Strikeouts	16	10
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.08	3.87
WHIP	1.31	1.21

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 62	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 59	# 208

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 140	# 194

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 74	# 323

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Michael Soroka SP,RP - ARI	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	18	48

Games Started	18	0

Innings Pitched	95.1	40.2

Wins	8	3

Losses	4	2

Saves	0	3

Blown Saves	0	4

Holds	0	7

Hits Allowed	87	40

Earned Runs	36	23

Home Runs Allowed	6	10

Strikeouts	91	48

Walks	24	14

ERA	3.40	5.09

WHIP	1.16	1.33

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Michael Soroka SP,RP - ARI	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	4	12

Games Started	3	0

Innings Pitched	17.1	9.6

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	2

Hits Allowed	16	8

Earned Runs	8	4

Home Runs Allowed	2	1

Strikeouts	16	10

Walks	6	3

ERA	4.08	3.87

WHIP	1.31	1.21

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Michael Soroka SP,RP - ARI	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC
News
	The Diamondbacks placed RHP Michael Soroka on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 23rd	Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Caleb Thielbar is scheduled to throw a live batting practice session on Wednesday ahead of a minor league rehab assignment. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, May 11th
	Michael Soroka allowed six runs on six hits over 3 1/3 innings with three strikeouts and three walks in a loss on Saturday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 23rd	Caleb Thielbar threw a successful bullpen session on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, May 8th
	Michael Soroka allowed two runs on six hits over 5 2/3 innings with five strikeouts and one walk in a no-decision on Sunday against the Braves. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	Caleb Thielbar threw a bullpen session on Tuesday and is scheduled for a high-intensity session on Friday. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, May 7th
	Michael Soroka allowed three hits over 4 1/3 scoreless innings with four strikeouts and three walks in a no-decision on Monday against the Rockies. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th	The Cubs placed LHP Caleb Thielbar on the 15-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 25th
	The Diamondbacks activated RHP Michael Soroka from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th	Cubs’ manager Craig Counsell told reporters Thursday that Caleb Thielbar exited in the ninth inning due to left hamstring tightness. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 23rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Michael Soroka SP,RP - ARI			Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sat, Mar 28th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th				vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Mon, Mar 30th	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#196	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Tue, Mar 31st	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Wed, Apr 1st	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sun, Apr 5th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Mon, Apr 6th				@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#227
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#220
Fri, Apr 10th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Sat, Apr 11th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Sun, Apr 12th	@ PHI	Zach Pop		vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Mon, Apr 13th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Wed, Apr 15th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152
Mon, Apr 20th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Sat, Apr 25th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Sun, Apr 26th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Mon, Apr 27th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#116	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#212
Fri, May 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sat, May 2nd	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Sun, May 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Mon, May 4th				vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#383
Tue, May 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Wed, May 6th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Thu, May 7th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Fri, May 8th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sat, May 9th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Sun, May 10th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#263	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Tue, May 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Wed, May 13th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349
Thu, May 14th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, May 15th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Sat, May 16th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sun, May 17th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Mon, May 18th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Tue, May 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, May 20th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Fri, May 22nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sat, May 23rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182
Sun, May 24th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Mon, May 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Tue, May 26th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Wed, May 27th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Fri, May 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Sat, May 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, May 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Thu, Jun 4th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Fri, Jun 5th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Sat, Jun 6th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sun, Jun 7th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Wed, Jun 10th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Thu, Jun 11th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Mon, Jun 15th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Tue, Jun 16th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Wed, Jun 17th	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91
Wed, Jun 24th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Thu, Jun 25th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TB	Cole Sulser		@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Fri, Jul 10th	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt		@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sun, Jul 12th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Fri, Jul 17th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Sat, Jul 18th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sun, Jul 19th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Mon, Jul 20th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Tue, Jul 21st	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Fri, Jul 24th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#355	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sat, Jul 25th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sun, Jul 26th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Mon, Jul 27th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Tue, Jul 28th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Wed, Jul 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Thu, Jul 30th				@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Thu, Aug 6th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Tue, Aug 11th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Wed, Aug 12th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186
Thu, Aug 13th				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203
Mon, Aug 17th	@ BOS	Alec Gamboa		vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#208
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#68
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Fri, Aug 28th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Sat, Aug 29th	@ SF			vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Sun, Aug 30th				vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Mon, Aug 31st	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Tue, Sep 1st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Fri, Sep 4th	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#181	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Sat, Sep 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Sun, Sep 6th	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Mon, Sep 7th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Tue, Sep 8th	@ KC			@ MIL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ KC			@ MIL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs TEX			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 12th	vs TEX			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	vs TEX			vs PIT
Mon, Sep 14th	vs MIA			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIA			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIA			vs ATL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs NYY			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	vs NYY			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	vs NYY			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ COL			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ COL			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ COL			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SD			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SD			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SD			@ BOS
Fri, Mar 27th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109
Sat, Apr 4th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, May 11th	@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Thu, May 21st	vs COL	Zach Agnos
Mon, Jun 1st	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#386
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Mon, Aug 10th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Thu, Aug 27th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74

Who Should I Trade?

Caleb Thielbar for Michael Soroka (2026)

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